Catch Up

Hola!

Shane and I have been pretty busy for the past week! Last weekend we went to two Taekwon-Do competitions. Saturday was the Argentina selections for the worlds and Sunday was just a tournament for the gyms in the community. When we went out on Saturday Shane knew that one of the Grand Masters was going to be there named Grand Master Marano. This was a really big deal for him so I was excited too. When we got there the gym was full of cheering fans. There was so much energy that it was hard to believe it was a Taekwon-Do competition. The ones I attended in Canada didn't have half of the energy I experienced there.

After Master Pini noticed that Shane was there watching he called him to the center of the gym to meet Master Marano. I stayed in the stands of course and a after a couple of minutes Master Marano started speaking Spanish over the speaker. It was nothing I could understand... expect for when he announced Shane's name and that he was from Canada. After Master Marano was done speaking the whole gym cheered really loud. I felt so proud for Shane even though I know he was embarrassed! When Shane came back, he told me that Master Marano just announced that Shane was on the Canada Team for the Worlds and that he was visiting Argentina to train. He said that Shane was the first competitor to arrive and that it was an honor to have him here because not many people make this sort of effort to learn from another country.

It was a really nice day and we saw some really good fights. I'm starting to get more and more interested in Taekwon-Do the more I watch it. Maybe that is Shane's secret plan!

Over the week, we did some walking around Palermo and hung out with some friends from the hostel. We went out with our friend Tammy for supper one night. We're trying not to do too much because we want to save our money for all the traveling we're going to do in December an January!

Today was a great day. It was very rainy but we made an adventure out of it. We both put on our rain gear and head out the door to discover something new about Buenos Aires. We wanted to go see the Planetario which was a little walk away but when we got there it was closed to the public until 4. Instead, we walked a little further and went into an art museum. This was really fun! Shane, the rebel, took pictures when we weren't suppose to. We got yelled at once but that didn't stop him from trying! There was some really interesting art that we looked at but most of it was something that I think I could draw myself. I remember one painting had just one line down the center of it. What makes this stuff art?

After the art museum we walked back towards the Planetario because it was close to 4 and we really wanted to see what it was all about. When we arrived there were a whole bunch of cats around the entrance... and anyone that knows me I thought it was wonderful! Not Shane though. He got mad at me for petting them because he thought that they all had rabies and diseases. I didn't mind and petted them anyway. They were so cute and gave me so much love. :)

The Planetario wasn't what we expected. We went inside and climbed a bunch of stairs. In the top there was an auditorium with a ceiling that looked like the inside of a circle. There was an interesting contraption in the center and had a bunch of seats surrounding it. Shane and I took our seats and the backs of them went all the way back so that you could watch the ceiling. We waited about a half hour until the auditorium filled up with kids. Shane humored them all and clapped along and whistled to their games while they waited for the show to start. It was actually quite funny. Then when the lights went out the ceiling turned into a sky of stars. It looked very real! A video played on the side of the circular ceiling, but we didn't understand because it was all in Spanish. It was interesting to watch for a little bit but then Shane and I got bored because we didn't understand anything that it was saying.

After the Planetario we hiked back to our apartment in the pouring down rain. We had some supper and then decided we couldn't end our day with just that, so we headed out to find some music! We found a nice little restaurant with a Spanish band playing. Shane and I shared a nice dessert (that I don't remember the name of... only that it had Dolce De Lache in it), and we each had a beer.

Now, we're all curled up on the couch watching an English movie on the T.V.

We're enjoying ourselves down here in Buenos Aires. This weekend will be a good time and I will update you all soon.

Much Love!
xoxo
Ash